Dr. Marc Siegel, M.D. is a professor of medicine and medical director of Doctor Radio at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Siegel’s medical opinion/analysis here is very compelling. The real “bottom line here is that long term use of pot is foolish, and comes with all sorts of medical risks, along with their affiliated costs that someone has to pay for. THAT is the real discussion that nobody is wanting to have. Personally, I couldn’t care less if someone wants to smoke a joint now and then. Most people probably agree with that. But, it’s not that simple, unfortunately, despite what many in the media, pot activists, and politicians may tell you. How about driving while high? How does a police officer determine that? What tools does he/she have to enforce that? What happens when there is an accident? What kind of determinations are made? How do insurance companies address that? And, if someone has some medical complication due to marijuana use, who pays for that? The real answer, of course, is you and me. And, that’s where people like me get pissed off. Anyway, THOSE are the questions that aren’t being asked, much less answered, by the pot activists and politicians pushing for legalization…or by the lazy dominantly liberal mainstream media, who are all for it.